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<header1>ABOUT</header1>
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      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SysPad originally began as the idea of TrayPad; a quick, easy way to access notes without having to constantly open Notepad and save files.  I then came across a program a co-worker was using that I found quite interesting.  After some time of using it, I realized it was very limited; you could not sort or edit the entries in any way, and you were limited to the path instead of a descriptive name.  This prompted me to create FolderPad and put both programs together into one and make some more customized options and abilities.<br />
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I've had input from a few people and am grateful for all the help I've received in finding and fixing bugs and making the program more versatile.  This program was written in VB.NET 2008 Professional and built on the 3.5 .NET Framework.
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      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I have been playing with computers since I can remember.  The first computer in my house was a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000' target='_blank'>IBM Tandy 1000</a> when I was around 5.  I remember playing the games it came with and messing with the paint program.  When I was about 13, I got a hand-me-down from my dad and not long after that, I had made my first webpage with the Geocities WYSIWIG webpage maker.  After some time, I started teaching myself HTML, PHP, CSS and Javascript while I was in high school.  My senior year, my school had a Visual Basic 6 programming class and I was hooked.<br />
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After high school, I went to a couple colleges, and about 5 years later, finally went to ITT Technical Institute to get an Associates Degree in Software Applications and Programming, graduating in March of 2009 as Valedictorian with Honors.  I like to focus mainly on .NET technologies, and Visual Basic more specifically.  I am currently working in the IT/DP department of a mailing company, creating letters and merging variable data into them via automated programmed processes using, mainly, Visual FoxPro 9 and some mailing industry specific software.  My main goal, however, is to find a job doing programming, and hopefully in Visual Basic.NET.
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